School of Physical Therapy Textbooks

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Titles that don’t have links or are marked by an asterisk* are provided by the DPT program. Please contact your administrative coordinator for more information.

SPT1 Courses

PHTH 500 – Foundations of Clinical Practice I

Dutton’s Introduction to Physical Therapy and Patient Skills, 2e
Communicating Clinical Decision-Making Through Documentation: Coding, Payment, and Patient Categorization
Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*

PHTH 501 – Foundations of Clinical Practice II

Mobility in Context: Principles of Patient Care Skills, 3e
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e
Michlovitz’s Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 7e
O’Sullivan & Schmitz’s Physical Rehabilitation, 8e
Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9e

PHTH 505 – Gross Anatomy

Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach (Netter), 8e
Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9e
Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications, 6e
Larsen’s Human Embryology, 6e

PHTH 506 – Applied Neuroscience

Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice, 6e*
Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases, 3e*
Suggested: Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections and Systems, 2e

PHTH 510 – Lifespan Development

Lifespan Development: Cultural and Contextual Applications for the Helping Professions*

PHTH 512 – Movement Science I

Introduction to Physical Therapy and Patient Skills, 2e
Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry, 5e
Neumann’s Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System, 4e*

PHTH 513 – Movement Science II

Neumann’s Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System, 4e*
Observational Gait Analysis: A Visual Guide
Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation, 5e
Prosthetics and Orthotics in Clinical Practice: A Case Study Approach

PHTH 515 – Applied Pathophysiology

Goodman and Fuller’s Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist, 5e*
Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*

PHTH 521 – Professional and Interprofessional Practice I

Physical Therapy Ethics. 2e
Professionalism in the Practice of Physical Therapy: A Case Based Approach
Professional Issues and Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case-Based Approach, 2e
Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach, 9e
Health System Management and Leadership for Physical and Occupational Therapists*

PHTH 543 – Rural Integrated Clinical Experience I

APTA Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 4.0
Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e

PHTH 545 – Evidence Informed Practice I

Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2e
Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Evidence-Based Practice, 4e
Supplementary readings:
Medical Statistics Made Easy
AMA Manual of Style, 11e
Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matrix Method, 6e

SPT2 Summer Courses

PHTH 616 – Applied Pathophysiology II

Goodman and Fuller’s Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist,5e*
Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*

PHTH 650 – Competence in Clinical Practice I

Textbooks from previous coursework

PHTH 660 – Integrated Health Sciences for Physical Therapy

Pharmacology in Rehabilitation*
Sports Nutrition for Health Professionals*

SPT2 Fall & Spring Courses

PHTH 602 – Foundations of Clinical Practice III

Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*

PHTH 607 – Neurological Physical Therapy I

Improving Functional Outcome in Physical Rehabilitation 3e
Mobility in Context: Principles of Patient Care Skills, 3e
O’Sullivan & Schmitz’s Physical Rehabilitation, 8e
Vestibular Rehabilitation

PHTH 608 – Neurological Physical Therapy II

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Imaging in Rehabilitation
Improving Functional Outcome in Physical Rehabilitation, 3e
O’Sullivan & Schmitz’s Physical Rehabilitation, 8e
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e
Paralysis Resource Center*

PHTH 620 – Musculoskeletal  Physical Therapy I

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Dutton’s Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention, 6e
Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*
Imaging in Rehabilitation
Musculoskeletal Interventions: Techniques for Therapeutic Exercises 4e
Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy: From Art to Evidence
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e

PHTH 621 – Musculoskeletal  Physical Therapy II

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Dutton’s Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention, 6e
Imaging in Rehabilitation
Musculoskeletal Interventions: Techniques for Therapeutic Exercises 4e
Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy: From Art to Evidence
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e
Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*

PHTH 622 – Professional and Interprofessional Practice II

Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farm Workers in the United States
Professional Issues and Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case-Based Approach, 2e

PHTH 625 – Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy

Essentials of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, 5e*

PHTH 626 – Management of Select Populations I

Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e
Pharmacology in Rehabilitation, 5e
Text and Atlas of Wound Diagnosis and Treatment, 3e
Wound Healing: Evidence Based Management, 4e

PHTH 635 – Clinical Reasoning I

Communicating Clinical Decision-Making Through Documentation: Coding, Payment, and Patient Categorization
Davis’s Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Pharmacology in Rehabilitation, 5e
Professional Issues and Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case-Based Approach, 2e

PHTH 644 – Rural Integrated Clinical Experience II

Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e
Davis’s Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals

PHTH 645 – Rural Integrated Clinical Experience III

Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e
Guide to Physical Therapy Practice 4.0
Davis’s Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals

PHTH 646 – Evidence Informed Practice II

Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2e
Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matrix Method, 6e

PHTH 647 – Community Wellness I

Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2e

PHTH 651 – Competence in Clinical Practice II

Textbooks from previous coursework

SPT3 Courses

PHTH 709 – Pediatric Physical Therapy

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children, 3e
Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice, 6e*
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e

PHTH 722 – Geriatric Physical Therapy

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Guccione’s Geriatric Physical Therapy, 4e*
Imaging in Rehabilitation
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e

PHTH 723 – Administration & Leadership

Communicating Clinical Decision-Making Through Documentation: Coding, Payment, and Patient Categorization
Management in Physical Therapy Practices, 2e
Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach, 9e

PHTH 727 – Management of Select Populations II

Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*
Principles and Practice of Lymphedema Surgery, 2e
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e

PHTH 736 – Clinical Reasoning II

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Exercise Prescription for Medical Conditions
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e

PHTH 746 – Rural Integrated Clinical Experience IV

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness & Performance, 12e
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e

PHTH 748 – Community Wellness II

AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors, 11e
Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2e
Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Evidence-Based Practice, 4e
Writing the Winning Thesis or Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Guide

PHTH 750 – Competence in Clinical Practice III

Textbooks from previous coursework

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